Vietnam Discovery tour is definitely the best choice if you want to experience Vietnam in all aspects: the country, people, culture and history. In this tour, when you are traveling along the country to main tourist areas, you will also have good chances to try many means of local transportation: car, train, airplane, boat, walking and hiking. It is a good reason to start the tour from Hanoi and end in Saigon, because by this way, you will travel along the history of foundation of today Vietnam. Within 14 days, traveling across the country from North to South, you can explore the colonial elegance of Hanoi - the capital, Halong Bay - the world’s natural heritage, magnificent mountainous view and meet with H'mong and Dzao hill-tribe people in Sapa, visit Hue - the ancient capital, the charm of Hoi An, the lushly Mekong delta - the main cultivation area of Vietnam, discover countryside and life of Khmer people in Can Tho and the bustle of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The Vietnam Discovery can be extended by relaxing stay in the beach of Nha Trang or Phan Thiet (from Saigon, at the end of the trip). The program is also extendable to some other optional tours such as Perfume Pagoda or Tam Coc, Bich Dong or some traditional handicraft villages from Hanoi (in the North)...

Start city sightseeing tour to: History Museum, War Remnants Museum, City downtown including Reunification Hall Notre Dame Cathedral, City’s Post Office. Stop at a local handicraft and lacquerwares workshop to admire the talence of Vietnamese handicraftmen. Continue the city tour to China Town with China Temple and Binh Tay wholesales market. Relax on the top floor of Panorama tower, the highest building in Ho Chi Minh City to enjoy the view of the whole city. Cruise dinner along Saigon River. Return to the hotel.

Depart for Tay Ninh, the homeland of Caodaism. Stop to see the country houses making rice paper & noodles. Indoor visit to see demonstration. Arrive and indoor visit Caodaism Temple. Witness the service in the Temple. Proceed to Cu Chi, an underground tunnel system built by Vietnamese guerrillas during the war. Arrive and lunch at Ben Duoc Restaurant, in the campus of the historical site. Start to explore the tunnel system. Visit War Memorial in Cu Chi (Ben Duoc Temple).  Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner with traditional musical show. Return to the hotel.

Take the boat in the early morning to visit Cai Rang Floating market, a typical life activity of the local people in the Mekong Delta. Travel along Mekong River with a stop to visit a farmer’s house and garden. Enjoy seasonal tropical fruits. Take  “xe loi”, a typical means of transportation of the people in the Mekong Delta to Binh Thuy ancient house. Lunch at local restaurant then return to HCMC. Dinner at the local restaurant.

 

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Nha Trang, one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. City tour in Nha Trang includes a visit to Cham Ponagar Tower next to the Cai River, Long Son Pagoda.Then, free afternoon to enjoy the beach, then dinner at a seaside restaurant. Return to the hotel.

After breakfast, take a boat trip to Tri Nguyen Aquarium, a fishing village, Tam and Mun island. Swimming on the beach at the island & lunch. Return to the wharf. Late afternoon is free and easy on the beach. Dinner at a local restaurant.

 

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Danang. Arrive and drive on to Hoi An ancient town. Stop on the way to visit Cham Museum. Check into hotel. The afternoon is spent to explore the ancient town. Boat trip on Thu Bon River to visit some traditional handiwork village of Kim Bong Carpentry, Thanh Ha Pottery villages. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Enjoy a cultural show with special traditional dances in the centre of  Vietnam. Return to the hotel.

 

Fullday trip to My Son Hollyland, recognized by UNESCO as one of the World Heritages. Lunch on the way. Return to Hoi An in the late afternoon. Free evening.

 

Drive to Hue via Cloudy Pass with photostop on the top of the pass to admire the magnificent view of the surrounding mountains. or via Haivan Tunnel, the biggest tunnel in the South East Asia. Arrive Hue and check in the hotel. Visit Imperial Citadel, Museums and tombs of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh Kings. Shopping at Dong Ba Market. Royal dinner. Return to the hotel.

 

Boat trip on Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda. Transfer for the afternoon flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour to Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, Temple of literature, Historical Museum, ancient quarter of Ha Noi and Dong Xuan Market. Dinner at a local restaurant. Enjoy water puppet show after dinner. Return to the hotel.

Fullday trip to Hoa Binh – 80 km Western South of  Hanoi for visiting Dzao and Muong Minority People. On the way back to Hanoi, stop over at Van Phuc Silk village. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.

 

Short more city tour in Hanoi before driving to Halong. On arrival, board the Junk for lunch. Start the two-day-one-night cruise around the bay to surrounding caves and grottos such as Thien Cung (Heaven Palace) Grotto, Dau Go (Driftwood) Grotto,   passing Tuan Chau, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi, Canh Buom Islands. Swimming at Titop Beach. In the afternoon, watch the sunset or go fishing. Dinner and overnight onboard the cruise.

 

Cruise to some other islands of  Bai Tu Long Bay and Bai Tho (Poem) Mountain. Shopping at Ha Long Market. Seafood lunch on board of the boat. Return to the wharf and get in the coach. Drive back to Ha Noi. Arrive in Ha Noi and check in the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant.